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Philanthropy Awards: Honoring those who help others

Many organizations in our area would find it impossible to do their work without the help of fundraisers and philanthropists. Now this is your chance to honor those who give back to the community. Stephanie Langlais is the co-chair of the National Philanthropy Day event and she joins us to talk about the awards.

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Updated: 11:15 AM EDT Jul 7, 2016

Philanthropy Awards: Honoring those who help others

Many organizations in our area would find it impossible to do their work without the help of fundraisers and philanthropists. Now this is your chance to honor those who give back to the community. Stephanie Langlais is the co-chair of the National Philanthropy Day event and she joins us to talk about the awards.

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Updated: 11:15 AM EDT Jul 7, 2016

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WEBVTT OF THENATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY EVENT.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEINGHERE, STEPHANIE.>> MY PLEASURE.FIRST EXPLAIN NATIONALPHILANTHROPY DAY.IT'S NOT UNTIL NOVEMBER.SO WHY IS THIS HAPPENING NOW?WHAT'S LEADING UP TO TODAY?>> THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIMEEVER, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPENUP THE NOMINATIONS TO ANYBODY INTHE COMMUNITY.THIS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSENORMALLY IN THE PAST THEY ONLYALLOWED MEMBERS OF THEASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISINGPROFESSIONALS TO NOMINATESOMEONE.THAT'S ONLY 150 MEMBERS STRONG,BUT WE'VE GOT OVER 4,000CHARITIES IN THE AREA.SO THIS IS HUGE.THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FOR US.>> THERE MUST BE A NUMBER OFVOLUNTEERS ALREADY NOMINATED?>> QUITE A FEW, BUT WE'RE HOPINGWE GET SEVERAL MORE AND REACH TOSOME CHARITIES THAT NEVER HAVEBEEN INVOLVED WITH NATIONAL FOREXAMPLE DAY.>> WHO IS ALLOWED TO BE --NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY?>> WHO IS ALLOWED TO BENOMFLATED?>> OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISINGVOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY,CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS.WE EVEN ADDED AN AWARD FOR ANOUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING PRPROFESSIONALS?>> WE'VE GOT SO MANY CHARITABLEPEOPLE HERE AND I THINK IT'SIMPORTANT THAT THE CHARITIESHAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLETO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE THATSUPPORT THEM.>> IT WILL BE NICE TO SEESOMEBODY MAYBE WHO HASN'T BEENRECOGNIZED, WIN AN AWARD.>> ABSOLUTELY.AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPINGFOR.>> HOW CAN PEOPLE PARTICIPATE?WHERE SHOULD THEY GO TO NOMINATESOMEONE AND HOW CAN THEY VOTE?>> TO NOMINATE GO TO OURWEBSITE, AFPPBC.ORG.THE NOMINATION FORMS ARE ONLINE.IT'S VERY SIMPLE, ONLY FIVEQUESTIONS.THEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL COMEOUT LATE AUGUST.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPHANIEFOR BEING HERE AND RECOGNIZING

Philanthropy Awards: Honoring those who help others

Many organizations in our area would find it impossible to do their work without the help of fundraisers and philanthropists. Now this is your chance to honor those who give back to the community. Stephanie Langlais is the co-chair of the National Philanthropy Day event and she joins us to talk about the awards.